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Cardiff Castle and the Marquesses of Bute
Cardiff Castle is a major Roman, Norman and medieval survival, but what sets it apart is its extraordinary redevelopment during the 18th and 19th centuries, culminating in the extraordinary fairytale gothic revival extravagances we see today. In this sumptuous illustrated study of the past 250 years of its history, the Castle's curator celebrates this reinvention that was led by several generations of the wealthy Bute family. 18th-century building and landscape work by the renowned landscape designer \"Capability\" Brown and the architect Henry Holland was followed by William Burges' fantastical transformations in the 19th century, together creating what is now one of the most iconic and popular buildings in Wales. Architectural historian Matthew Williams has been the Historian and Curator of Cardiff Castle since 1990.
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Nous sommes au cinema: An Immersive Laboratory of Listening-body-place/Nous sommes au cinema, laboratoire immersive de lieu-corps-ecoute
We are here, at the Cinema Moderne, in a place initially conceived for the image and for an experience that transports us elsewhere. Transformed for the occasion into an all-encompassing sound apparatus, the place immerses us in its own specific characteristics and a unique temporality. We sit in the dark, in a projection room without projection, one beside another being beside another being, our autonomous subjectivities assembled in a common echo chamber. The entire spatial envelope has been converted into an extended instrument, and the performers have stepped outside the frame. Contrary to what the cinematic experience usually offers, we are here together, actively and critically listening, in order to create a collective consciousness as an aesthetic experience.
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The history and architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre : black gold, white city
Cardiff's Civic Centre, described as the finest in the British Isles, is an impressive planned group of public buildings, begun largely with wealth created by the coal industry in the south Wales coalfield. This book contains detailed architectural descriptions of all the buildings in the civic center, such as Cardiff City Hall and the National Museum and Gallery of Wales. The book includes specially prepared maps and plans showing how the center developed over two centuries as well as rich descriptions and accounts of its development that highlight one of Wales's most striking cultural landmarks.
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Jewels in the Seams of Cardiff Castle: William Burges’s Arab Room and Transcultural Citations of Norman Sicily
William Burges's late nineteenth-century designs for the Arab Room at Cardiff Castle are based on the Cappella Palatina, built during the reign of the Norman King of Sicily, Roger II (1095-1154). In the twelfth century Sicily was home to Muslim, Jewish, Latin Christian, and Greek Christian communities. Seven centuries later, in multi-ethnic Cardiff, Burges replicated the aesthetic possibilities of iconographic polyvalence in a polycultural and multi-ethnic society not dissimilar to the tessellated communities of Norman Sicily. Where previous studies of Burges's Arab Room were contented with the homogeneous label 'Arab' to describe the source material for his designs, this article is an important contribution to the study of transcultural networks of pleasured aesthetic exchange across spatial and temporal zones and within heterogeneous communities.
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Swinburne and Burges: Contact, Networks, Contexts
This article establishes some key points of contact between William Burges (1827-1881), called 'the only Pre-Raphaelite architect', and Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), an intimate of the Pre-Raphaelite circle and often referred to as a Pre-Raphaelite poet for some of his verse produced during the 1860s, though later seen as a foundational literary figure for Victorian Aestheticism and Decadence. The first to examine the relationship between these major contributors to the Victorian arts, this article breaks new ground as it documents and considers their recorded meetings and indicates their shared characteristics and mutual interests. It also adds valuable context by situating both men within their wider networks and cultural circles, and indicating their links to events and trends of their time.
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The fortune men
\"Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice. But as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. Now, Mahmood must stage a terrifying fight for his life, with all the chips stacked against him: a shoddy investigation, an inhumane legal system, and, most evidently, pervasive and deep-rooted racism at every step. Under the shadow of the hangman's noose, Mahmood begins to realize that even the truth may not be enough to save him. A haunting tale of miscarried justice, this book offers a chilling look at the dark corners of our humanity.\" -- Provided by publisher.
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Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule—Validity, Reliability and Dimensionality of the Norwegian Version
The objective of this study was to test the validity, reliability and dimensionality of the Norwegian version of the Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule (CWIS), a measure for wound‐specific health‐related quality of life. The Norwegian CWIS and a 36‐item short form health survey (SF‐36) were completed by 204 patients with hard‐to‐heal wounds on the lower extremity. The questionnaires were filled in at three time points over 8–14 weeks (T0, T1, T2). The Patients Global Impression of Change (PGIC) was completed at T1 and T2. Demographic and clinical data were collected at T0 and T2. The three‐factor model of the CWIS showed an acceptable fit to the observed data, and the dimensionality was clear as long as two correlated error terms were accepted and four items were removed (χ2 = 426.64, p = 0.000, df = 204, χ2/df = 2.09, RMSEA = 0.074, SRMR = 0.066, CFI = 0.900, TLI = 0.880). Correlation analyses showed significant associations between the CWIS and SF‐36 (0.350**–0.766**), PGIC (−0.277**), wound size (−0.156**), general wound pain intensity (−0.371**) and pain intensity at wound change (−0.240**); all aligned with the expected directions. The intraclass correlations indicated good to excellent test–retest reliability (0.724**–0.951**). The internal consistency ranged from acceptable to excellent (α = 0.78–0.89, ρc = 0.79–0.89). While the questionnaires' ability to detect wound‐related change was low, it was adequate for differentiating between healed and non‐healed ulcers. The Norwegian version of the CWIS demonstrated good reliability and construct validity, making it suitable for evaluating HRQoL in patients with hard‐to‐heal wounds. However, some modifications were made to achieve an acceptable model fit.
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